Estimated Ownership of Debt Held by the Public		
(End of Fiscal Years 2001 and 2011)		
 	End of fiscal year 2001	End of fiscal year 2011
Federal Reserve	16	16
State & local governments	12	6
Domestic private investors	35	32
International investors	37	46
		
"Source: Federal Reserve, Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States. "